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634-80
former registered dock workers (covered by other arrangements) and share fishermen
634
Redundancy: your rights
80
5,275
5,357
634-81
crown servants, members of the armed forces or police services
634
Redundancy: your rights
81
5,358
5,420
634-82
apprentices who are not employees at the end of their training
634
Redundancy: your rights
82
5,421
5,483
634-83
a domestic servant who is a member of the employer’s immediate family
634
Redundancy: your rights
83
5,484
5,553
634-84
Short-term and temporary lay-offs
634
Redundancy: your rights
84
5,554
5,587
634-85
You can claim statutory redundancy pay if you’re eligible and you’ve been temporarily laid off (without pay or less than half a week’s pay) for either:
634
Redundancy: your rights
85
5,588
5,739
634-86
more than 4 weeks in a row
634
Redundancy: your rights
86
5,740
5,766
634-87
more than 6 non-consecutive weeks in a 13 week period
634
Redundancy: your rights
87
5,767
5,820
634-88
Write to your employer telling them you intend to claim statutory redundancy pay. This must be done within 4 weeks of your last non-working day in the 4 or 6 week period.
634
Redundancy: your rights
88
5,821
5,991
634-89
If your employer does not reject your claim within 7 days of receiving it, write to your employer again giving them your notice.
634
Redundancy: your rights
89
5,992
6,120
634-90
Your claim could be rejected if your normal work is likely to start within 4 weeks and continue for at least 13 weeks.
634
Redundancy: your rights
90
6,121
6,239
634-91
Notice periods
634
Redundancy: your rights
91
6,240
6,254
634-92
You must be given a notice period before your employment ends.
634
Redundancy: your rights
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6,255
6,317
634-93
The statutory redundancy notice periods are:
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Redundancy: your rights
93
6,318
6,362
634-94
at least one week’s notice if employed between one month and 2 years
634
Redundancy: your rights
94
6,363
6,431
634-95
one week’s notice for each year if employed between 2 and 12 years
634
Redundancy: your rights
95
6,432
6,498
634-96
12 weeks’ notice if employed for 12 years or more
634
Redundancy: your rights
96
6,499
6,548
634-97
Check your contract. Your employer may give you more than the statutory minimum, but they cannot give you less.
634
Redundancy: your rights
97
6,549
6,660
634-98
Notice pay
634
Redundancy: your rights
98
6,661
6,671
634-99
As well as statutory redundancy pay, your employer should either:
634
Redundancy: your rights
99
6,672
6,737
634-100
pay you through your notice period
634
Redundancy: your rights
100
6,738
6,772
634-101
pay you in lieu of notice depending on your circumstances
634
Redundancy: your rights
101
6,773
6,830
634-102
Your notice pay is based on the average you earned per week over the 12 weeks before your notice period starts.
634
Redundancy: your rights
102
6,831
6,942
634-103
If you were paid less than usual because you were ‘on furlough’ because of coronavirus, your notice pay is based on what you would have earned normally.
634
Redundancy: your rights
103
6,943
7,095
634-104
Payment in lieu of notice
634
Redundancy: your rights
104
7,096
7,121
634-105
Your employment can be ended without notice if ‘payment in lieu of notice’ is included in your contract. Your employer will pay you instead of giving you a notice period.
634
Redundancy: your rights
105
7,122
7,292
634-106
You get all of the basic pay you would’ve received during the notice period. You may get extras such as pension contributions or private health care insurance if they’re in your contract.
634
Redundancy: your rights
106
7,293
7,480
634-107
Your employer may still offer you payment in lieu of notice, even if your contract does not mention it. If you accept, you should receive full pay and any extras that are in your contract.
634
Redundancy: your rights
107
7,481
7,669
634-108
Consultation
634
Redundancy: your rights
108
7,670
7,682
634-109
You’re entitled to a consultation with your employer if you’re being made redundant. This involves speaking to them about:
634
Redundancy: your rights
109
7,683
7,805
634-110
why you’re being made redundant
634
Redundancy: your rights
110
7,806
7,837
634-111
any alternatives to redundancy
634
Redundancy: your rights
111
7,838
7,868
634-112
If your employer is making up to 19 redundancies, there are no rules about how they should carry out the consultation. If they’re making 20 or more redundancies at the same time, the collective redundancy rules apply.
634
Redundancy: your rights
112
7,869
8,086
634-113
You can make a claim to an employment tribunal if your employer does not consult properly, for example if they start late, or do not consult at all.
634
Redundancy: your rights
113
8,087
8,235
634-114
Collective redundancy rules
634
Redundancy: your rights
114
8,236
8,263
634-115
If your employer is making 20 or more employees redundant at the same time, the consultation should take place between your employer and a representative (rep).
634
Redundancy: your rights
115
8,264
8,424
634-116
This will either be:
634
Redundancy: your rights
116
8,425
8,445
634-117
a trade union rep (if you’re represented by a trade union)
634
Redundancy: your rights
117
8,446
8,504
634-118
an elected employee rep (if you’re not represented by a trade union, or if your employer does not recognise your trade union)
634
Redundancy: your rights
118
8,505
8,630
634-119
Collective consultations must cover:
634
Redundancy: your rights
119
8,631
8,667
634-120
ways to avoid redundancies
634
Redundancy: your rights
120
8,668
8,694
634-121
the reasons for redundancies
634
Redundancy: your rights
121
8,695
8,723
634-122
how to keep the number of dismissals to a minimum
634
Redundancy: your rights
122
8,724
8,773
634-123
how to limit the effects for employees involved, for example by offering retraining
634
Redundancy: your rights
123
8,774
8,857
634-124
Your employer must also meet certain legal requirements for collective consultations.
634
Redundancy: your rights
124
8,858
8,943
634-125
Length of consultation
634
Redundancy: your rights
125
8,944
8,966
634-126
There’s no time limit for how long the period of consultation should be, but the minimum is:
634
Redundancy: your rights
126
8,967
9,059
634-127
20 to 99 redundancies - the consultation must start at least 30 days before any dismissals take effect
634
Redundancy: your rights
127
9,060
9,162
634-128
100 or more redundancies - the consultation must start at least 45 days before any dismissals take effect
634
Redundancy: your rights
128
9,163
9,268
634-129
Electing employee reps
634
Redundancy: your rights
129
9,269
9,291
634-130
If you’re an employee affected by the proposed redundancies you can:
634
Redundancy: your rights
130
9,292
9,360
634-131
stand for election as an employee rep
634
Redundancy: your rights
131
9,361
9,398
634-132
vote for other reps
634
Redundancy: your rights
132
9,399
9,418
634-133
Fixed-term contract employees
634
Redundancy: your rights
133
9,419
9,448
634-134
Your employer does not need to include you in collective consultation if you’re employed under a fixed-term contract, except if they’re ending your contract early because of redundancy.
634
Redundancy: your rights
134
9,449
9,634
634-135
Suitable alternative employment
634
Redundancy: your rights
135
9,635
9,666
634-136
Your employer might offer you ‘suitable alternative employment’ within your organisation or an associated company.
634
Redundancy: your rights
136
9,667
9,781
634-137
Whether a job is suitable depends on:
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Redundancy: your rights
137
9,782
9,819
634-138
how similar the work is to your current job
634
Redundancy: your rights
138
9,820
9,863
634-139
the terms of the job being offered
634
Redundancy: your rights
139
9,864
9,898
634-140
your skills, abilities and circumstances in relation to the job
634
Redundancy: your rights
140
9,899
9,962
634-141
the pay (including benefits), status, hours and location
634
Redundancy: your rights
141
9,963
10,019
634-142
Your redundancy could be an unfair dismissal if your employer has suitable alternative employment and they do not offer it to you.
634
Redundancy: your rights
142
10,020
10,150
634-143
Refusing an offer
634
Redundancy: your rights
143
10,151
10,168
634-144
You may lose your right to statutory redundancy pay if you unreasonably turn down suitable alternative employment.
634
Redundancy: your rights
144
10,169
10,283
634-145
You can make a claim to an employment tribunal if you think the job you’ve been offered is not suitable.
634
Redundancy: your rights
145
10,284
10,388
634-146
Trial periods
634
Redundancy: your rights
146
10,389
10,402
634-147
You have the right to a 4 week trial period for any alternative employment you’re offered.
634
Redundancy: your rights
147
10,403
10,493
634-148
The 4 week period could be extended if you need training. Any extension must be agreed in writing before the trial period starts.
634
Redundancy: your rights
148
10,494
10,623
634-149
Tell your employer during the trial period if you decide the new job is not suitable. This will not affect your employment rights, including your right to statutory redundancy pay.
634
Redundancy: your rights
149
10,624
10,804
634-150
You’ll lose your right to claim statutory redundancy pay if you do not give notice within the 4 week trial period.
634
Redundancy: your rights
150
10,805
10,919
634-151
Time off for job hunting
634
Redundancy: your rights
151
10,920
10,944
634-152
If you’ve been continuously employed for 2 years by the date your notice period ends, you’re allowed a reasonable amount of time off to:
634
Redundancy: your rights
152
10,945
11,081
634-153
look for another job
634
Redundancy: your rights
153
11,082
11,102
634-154
arrange training to help you find another job
634
Redundancy: your rights
154
11,103
11,148
634-155
How long you can take will depend on your circumstances.
634
Redundancy: your rights
155
11,149
11,205
634-156
No matter how much time you take off to look for another job, the most your employer has to pay you is 40% of one week’s pay.
634
Redundancy: your rights
156
11,206
11,331
634-157
Get help finding a new job
634
Redundancy: your rights
157
11,332
11,358
634-158
You can get help from the Jobcentre Plus Rapid Response Service to:
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Redundancy: your rights
158
11,359
11,426
634-159
write CVs and find jobs
634
Redundancy: your rights
159
11,427
11,450
634-160
find information on benefits
634
Redundancy: your rights
160
11,451
11,479
634-161
find the right training and learn new skills
634
Redundancy: your rights
161
11,480
11,524
634-162
organise work trials (if you’re eligible)
634
Redundancy: your rights
162
11,525
11,566
634-163
get any extra help at work if you’re disabled, for example Access to Work
634
Redundancy: your rights
163
11,567
11,640
634-164
You may also be able to get help with costs, such as:
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Redundancy: your rights
164
11,641
11,694
634-165
travel to work expenses
634
Redundancy: your rights
165
11,695
11,718
634-166
childcare
634
Redundancy: your rights
166
11,719
11,728
634-167
tools or equipment
634
Redundancy: your rights
167
11,729
11,747
634-168
vocational training - you must be in your notice period to be considered
634
Redundancy: your rights
168
11,748
11,820
634-169
There’s a different service if you’re in Scotland or Wales.
634
Redundancy: your rights
169
11,821
11,880
634-170
Get in touch
634
Redundancy: your rights
170
11,881
11,893
634-171
You can contact the Rapid Response Service:
634
Redundancy: your rights
171
11,894
11,937
634-172
if you suspect you’re going to be made redundant
634
Redundancy: your rights
172
11,938
11,986
634-173
during your notice period
634
Redundancy: your rights
173
11,987
12,012
634-174
up to 13 weeks after you’ve been made redundant
634
Redundancy: your rights
174
12,013
12,060
634-175
Further information and support
634
Redundancy: your rights
175
12,061
12,092
634-176
You can read more about finding a job, how your pension might be affected, and what benefits you could get.
634
Redundancy: your rights
176
12,093
12,200
635-0
Eligibility
635
The new State Pension
0
0
11
635-1
You’ll be able to claim the new State Pension if you’re:
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The new State Pension
1
12
68
635-2
a man born on or after 6 April 1951
635
The new State Pension
2
69
104